Inside the Phillies with MLB.com beat writer Todd Zolecki

Update: Victorino Has Grade 1 Sprain

He flew this afternoon to Philadelphia, where he visited hand specialist Randall Culp. The Phillies said after tonight’s 14-2 victory over the Marlins that Victorino has a Grade 1 sprain, which is the most mild.

Victorino will remain in Philadelphia and be evaluated again Friday. If he is not better he could be placed on the disabled list.

“Will he miss some time? Probably,” Charlie Manuel said before the game. “How much? I don’t know. I don’t think it’s going to be a whole lot. But I say that sometimes and the guys go from two weeks to six months. We’ll see. … He has a jammed thumb. He can’t grip a ball. And it’s hard to grip the bat, of course. They wanted to run some tests and see if something was wrong with it.”

Like this:

Related

1 Comment

I never saw the play, but is it possible that Shane dislocated his thumb? That happened to me 6 years ago and it took over a month to heal and I wasn’t playing sports after that. I hope he didn’t dislocate his thumb.

Meta

The following are trademarks or service marks of Major League Baseball entities and may be used only with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. or the relevant Major League Baseball entity: Major League, Major League Baseball, MLB, the silhouetted batter logo, World Series, National League, American League, Division Series, League Championship Series, All-Star Game, and the names, nicknames, logos, uniform designs, color combinations, and slogans designating the Major League Baseball clubs and entities, and their respective mascots, events and exhibitions.